Association of chronic interstitial cystitis, protein-losing enteropathy and paralytic ileus with seronegative systemic lupus erythematosus: case report and review of the literature
Meulders, Q.; Michel, C.; Marteau, P.; Grange, J.D.; Mougenot, B.; Ronco, P.; Mignon, F.
Clinical Nephrology 37(5): 239-244
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-0430 PMID: 1606774 Document Number: 403144
We report the case of a female patient with seronegative lupus and predominant bladder and intestinal involvement in the form of interstitial cystitis and protein-losing enteropathy. This association is exceptional in the literature but may be underestimated because of frequent latency of interstitial cystitis. It may define a peculiar subgroup of lupus patients usually responsive to steroid therapy. In this case, only cyclophosphamide markedly improved the protein-loosing enteropathy but did not influence the bladder disease.